Campaign Contributors

Listed here are the people funding the campaigns that candidates run. Who is donating money to the candidate's campaign? At this site you will see

Who is contributing money?

Why would this person or group want this candidate to do well?

How might this affect the candidate's actions while in office?

Contributors

JP Morgan Chase & CO is contributing money to Mitt Romney. JP Morgan Chase & CO want Romney to do well because if he wins he can help the stock market go up and make the bank get more customers and help them improve their residue. It will affect Romney's actions in office because it will make him give back to JP Morgan Chase & CO because they have not been doing well so they give Romney money so he can improve the market so they can do well - Michael

The company Morgan Stanley has contributed greatly to Mitt Romney's campaign. This group would want Mitt Romney to do well because he is in favor of proposals to deregulate the securities industry. This would allow investment firms like Morgan and Stanley to further extend their reach into financial services. This could effect the candidate's actions while in office because Morgan Stanley has not been doing as well since the economy started floundering and they had been lobbying for money from the federal government in 2008-2009, Mitt Romney might want to help them if he is elected because they contributed to him.- Lauralys

Bank of America has also been contributing money to Mitt Romney's campaign. Bank of America would want Romney to do well because there are many financial issues that have been lobbying on, and most of them are not being granted. So maybe Mitt Romney could change that. Bank of America's contributions could affect the president'S actions in office because right now Bank of America is pushing for a bankruptcy reform that forces consumers to repay at least some of their debt and Romney could try and do something for them because they are helping him get what he wants.- Lauralys

Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street’s most prestigious investment banks, was also among the many banks in 2008 and 2009 to receive billions of dollars in taxpayer money to help it stay afloat. Like others in the securities industry, Goldman Sachs advises and invests in nearly every industry affected by federal legislation. This group wants the candidate to do well because if he does well he could get into the presidential seat. After that he could raise Wall Street stocks for Goldman Sachs. It will affect Romney's actions because it will make him want to give back to Goldman Sachs so he will need to make Wall Street stocks and bonds do well. Also Romney has been given over 50.1 million dollars from contributors. He has also used over 17 million to campaign and so far it has been successful.- Michael